Continuous strip fastener

ABSTRACT

The invention concerns itself with a continuous nailing strip comprising a multiplicity of tangs, each tang being integral with the strip at one end and disconnected from said strip at the other end and being L-shape. The tang being narrower than the strip. The disconnected end can be hammered into wood such as sheet plywood. The plywood then becomes the ends, sides and top of a resulting shipping container.

United States Patent lnventor Andrew J. Powell, Jr.

I215 N. Orange Grove Ave., W. Hollywood, Calif. 90046 Appl. No. 799,660 Filed Feb. 17, 1969 Patented Aug. 10, 1971 CONTINUOUS STRIP FASTENER 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl 24/20, I 85/ l 7 Int. Cl 865d 63/02 Field of Sarch 24/20, 20

EE,2l,22,23;85/ll, 17,49; 16/16 [56] Rel'erences Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 228,0ll 5/l880 Wilson 24/20 393,001 I 1/1888 Evans... 24/20 483,040 9/! 892 Binet 24/20 2,293,862 8/1942 Sorenson 85/17 2,574,219 1 1/195] Marsden 85H 7 Primary ExaminerStanley M. Gilreath Assistant Examiner-Werner H. Schroeder ABSTRACT: The invention concerns itself with a continuous nailing strip comprising a multiplicity of tangs, each tang being integral with the strip at one end and disconnected from said strip at the other end and being L-shape. The tang being narrower than the strip. The disconnected end can be hammered into wood such as sheet plywood. The plywood then becomes the ends, sides and top of a resulting shipping container.

Patehted Aug. 10, 1971 pw I CONTINUOUS STRIP FASTENER This invention relates to container fasteners and in particular to a continuous strip with upset tangs which can be hammered into panels to fabricate a container. An exemplary instance of a container with which the strip fastener is useful is one intended for lightweight shipments where previously a heavier cleated crate or box had been used for certain air shipments being an example. Continuous strip fasteners of this general type (ie continuous strip) are not broadly new. Accordingly, an object among others, of the present invention is to provide an improved container strip fastener which is quickly and easily installed by shop personnel with simple tools. One of the existing strip fasteners is installed by machine exclusively and the resulting containers cube is limited to low tare weights. Another strip is installed by the manufacturer of special containers, the containers are limited to certain sizes due to the cost involved of anticipating all sizes needed. Accordingly it is a further object of the present invention to provide a continuous strip fastener that can be used with materials that are common to shipping activities, enabling them to quickly and inexpensively produce custom or production containers of any size required. Briefly the invention comprises a strip material with an upset tang, the strip is placed on panel and the tang is hammered into the panel, in this way panels may be joined together and a container may be formed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an assembled container with the continuous strip fastener installed;

FIG. 2 is an isometric view of the continuous strip fastener;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 2, viewed in the direction of the arrows showing the tang in first position;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the tang in second position having been driven into the material.

I In the drawing, wherein, for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 designates the continuous strip fastener. Continuous strip fastener 10 is seen to comprise a strip material 18 out of which a tang 12 is formed, the length of the tang will depend on thepanel thickness, the strip 18 shall be slit and upsent bending upward at heel line 16 forming the initial tang 12, the tang I2 shall have a downward bend at 14 which allows edge II to be perpendicular or near perpendicular to the surface of 18 the tang 12 shall be pointed at one end 15. While in the foregoing specifications embodiments of the invention have been set forth in specific details it will be apparent to those skilled in theart that numerous changes may be made in these specific details without departing from the spirit and principals of the invention.

What I claim is: I

I. A continuous strip fastener which can join material to form a container, comprising a strip with an integral tang, said tang being formed from the strip, said tang being L-shaped when viewing the strip at the edge; the point at the open end of the longest leg of the L shall be integral with the strip acting as the bend line when the tang is formed upward, the point at the open end of the shortest leg of the L-shaped tang shall be pointed and disconnected from the strip free to move about said bend line, the heel of the L-shaped tang being the furthest point of the tang from the parent strip, the width of the tang being less than that of the strip, the edge of the tang being straight of serrated to give higher withdrawal strength, every other tang within the strip shall be turned l, the tangs shall be staggered in the width of the strip. 

1. A continuous strip fastener which can join material to form a container, comprising a strip with an integral tang, said Tang being formed from the strip, said tang being L-shaped when viewing the strip at the edge; the point at the open end of the longest leg of the L shall be integral with the strip acting as the bend line when the tang is formed upward, the point at the open end of the shortest leg of the L-shaped tang shall be pointed and disconnected from the strip free to move about said bend line, the heel of the L-shaped tang being the furthest point of the tang from the parent strip, the width of the tang being less than that of the strip, the edge of the tang being straight of serrated to give higher withdrawal strength, every other tang within the strip shall be turned 180*, the tangs shall be staggered in the width of the strip. 